Letter: Why does our government continue to support Israel?

Just what is this hold that Israel has over our government? How does Israel earn U.S. support no matter how internationally illegal or humanly immoral its actions are toward Palestinians? Do the huge financial resources of certain Israel interests actually buy our Congress members? Is that why Democrats and Republicans alike give long, lofty speeches on Congressional floors in support of Israel as Israel continues to build settlements on the Palestinian West Bank, uproot Palestinian olive groves, deny Palestinians clean water from their own aquifers, deny their air and sea rights, demolish their homes for no reason, refusing their right to rebuild, and, worst of all, inflict massive, disproportionate war on Palestinians whom they've been walling in since 2006?

If our country truly loved Israel, we would have reined in its excesses long ago. We would have denied them the $3 billion we give them every year and the unending loans we've granted with no expectation of payoff.

The United States has been an unwise benefactor to very unwise leaders in Israel. Both of our countries, I'm afraid, will be held accountable some day.